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How does food security get affected during a natural calamity? Explain two ways in which we can ensure food security in India.

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Food Security is essential to present malnutrition, famine and widespread loss of life. Food security in a country is ensured when: (a) Enough food is available for all the persons. (b) All persons have the capacity to buy food of acceptable quality. (c) There is no barrier on access to food. (d) Food security is severely affected during a calamity. Due to a natural calamity like floods, droughts etc. total production of food grains decreases apart from destruction of existing crops. Due to shortage of food, the prices shoot up making it very costly for a particular section of people. If this gets prolonged it could lead to starvation and famine.